That’s a beautiful round crochet motif — it looks like a flower or mandala coaster pattern made using puff stitches and color changes.
Here’s a step-by-step tutorial to make one like in your image:
We’ll make this colorful round flower motif using 4 yarn colors:
🟡 Yellow center → 🔴 Red petals → 🟢 Green leaves → ⚪ White background → 🔴 Red border
🧶 Materials
- 4 colors of medium-weight yarn (Yellow, Red, Green, White)
- 3.0 mm or 3.5 mm crochet hook
- Scissors
- Yarn needle
🪡 Abbreviations (US terms)
| Abbrev | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ch | chain |
| sl st | slip stitch |
| sc | single crochet |
| hdc | half double crochet |
| dc | double crochet |
| puff st | puff stitch |
| st | stitch |
| sp | space |
Puff stitch (puff st):
Yarn over, insert hook into stitch, yarn over and pull up a loop (3 loops on hook).
Repeat 2 more times (7 loops on hook).
Yarn over and pull through all 7 loops.
Chain 1 to close puff.
🌼 Step-by-Step Tutorial
Round 1 – Yellow center
- Make a magic ring (or chain 4 and join with sl st to form ring).
- Ch 2 (counts as first hdc).
- Work 11 hdc into the ring. (12 total including first ch 2)
- Pull the ring tight, and join with sl st to top of first hdc.
🟡 You have 12 yellow stitches forming the center circle.
Cut yellow yarn and fasten off.
Round 2 – Red petals (puff stitches)
- Attach red yarn into any stitch from the previous round.
- Ch 1 (does not count as a stitch).
- In the same stitch, make 1 puff st (see definition above).
- Ch 1, skip next st, puff st in the next stitch.
- Repeat: (puff st, ch 1, skip 1 st) around.
- Join with sl st to the top of first puff st.
🔴 You will have 6 puff stitches total, each separated by ch-1 spaces.
Cut red yarn and fasten off.
Round 3 – Green layer (leaves)
- Attach green yarn in any chain-1 space between puff stitches.
- Ch 3 (counts as first dc), then make 2 dc in the same space.
- Ch 1, and make 3 dc in the next chain space.
- Repeat (3 dc, ch 1) around.
- Join with sl st to the top of ch-3.
🟢 You will have 6 groups of 3 dc clusters with ch-1 spaces between them.
Cut green yarn and fasten off.
Round 4 – White petals
- Attach white yarn in any chain-1 space.
- Ch 1, make 1 puff stitch in that space.
- Ch 1, puff st in next ch-1 space — repeat all around.
- Join with sl st to the first puff stitch.
⚪ Now you’ll see alternating green and red layers with white puff petals forming a flower wheel.
Round 5 – Red border
- Attach red yarn in any stitch.
- Ch 2 (counts as first dc).
- Work 1 dc in each stitch around the circle.
- Work 1 dc in the top of each puff stitch and 1 dc in each ch-1 space.
- Join with sl st to the top of the first dc.
- If you want to make a hanging loop:
- Ch 10–12, sl st into same st to form loop.
- Fasten off and weave in ends.
🔴 This round gives a clean, firm edge and finishes your motif beautifully.
✨ Optional Border Variation
If you want a thicker edge, you can add a Round 6 (White single crochet):
- Join white yarn.
- Sc in each dc around.
- Join with sl st and fasten off.
💡 Tips
- Keep your puff stitches even in height for a balanced look.
- You can block the finished circle (steam or damp cloth) to make it flat.
- These motifs can be used as coasters, ornaments, or joined together for a blanket.